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David Aaronovitch
Echoes of Chamberlain: Trump’s Iran peace agreement is ‘the Emperor’s new deal’

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Echoes of Chamberlain: Trump’s Iran peace agreement is ‘the Emperor’s new deal’
Sadiq Khan
‘Brexit has cost Britain billions. It’s imperative we rejoin the EU’

Sun 21 Jun 2026

‘Brexit has cost Britain billions. It’s imperative we rejoin the EU’
We have a moral responsibility to keep our children safe online

Sun 21 Jun 2026

We have a moral responsibility to keep our children safe online
The Observer Leader
The audacity of hope – for an open Labour leadership contest

Sun 21 Jun 2026

The audacity of hope – for an open Labour leadership contest
Brendan Cox
Ten years after my wife, Jo Cox, was murdered, I believe our country is in peril

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Ten years after my wife, Jo Cox, was murdered, I believe our country is in peril
Ukraine is not the only forgotten war

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Ukraine is not the only forgotten war
Patricia Clarke
AI anxiety is fast becoming a political problem

Sun 14 Jun 2026

AI anxiety is fast becoming a political problem
The Observer Leader
A Declaration of Interdependence

Sun 14 Jun 2026

A Declaration of Interdependence
The Observer Leader
A manifesto for children

Sun 14 Jun 2026

A manifesto for children
Kenan Malik
Sentencing the Palestine activists for terrorism places civil liberties in grave peril

Sat 13 Jun 2026

Sentencing the Palestine activists for terrorism places civil liberties in grave peril
Evan Moffitt
Trump gives America a taste of the big cheese

Wed 10 Jun 2026

Trump gives America a taste of the big cheese
The Observer view
The forgotten war

Sun 7 Jun 2026

The forgotten war
Dennis Sherwood
A single exam result can change a pupil’s life – but grading in England is a lottery

Sun 7 Jun 2026

A single exam result can change a pupil’s life – but grading in England is a lottery
Mandy Yin
I had to close my beloved restaurant. VAT was taking too big a bite of the profits

Sun 7 Jun 2026

I had to close my beloved restaurant. VAT was taking too big a bite of the profits
Tony Blair has lost his sense of direction on economic growth

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Tony Blair has lost his sense of direction on economic growth
Kate Maltby
It’s not the British Museum’s job to police the culture wars

Sun 7 Jun 2026

It’s not the British Museum’s job to police the culture wars
Sue Pritchard
Bounce back, or bounce forward? Britain's farming choice

Sun 31 May 2026

Bounce back, or bounce forward? Britain's farming choice
Lily Isaacs
A new ice hockey crush is zero help in this heatwave

Sun 31 May 2026

A new ice hockey crush is zero help in this heatwave
The Observer view
The Observer view: Trump’s war in Iran has made him Putin’s useful idiot

Sun 31 May 2026

The Observer view: Trump’s war in Iran has made him Putin’s useful idiot

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